Additional costs: The probate registry fee of £300 (for all estates over £5,000) and any additional official copies at £1.50 each. (Payable directly to HM Courts and Tribunals Service by cheque or postal order, posted alongside your application forms).
YouCanDoProbate empowers you to quickly and confidently apply for probate yourself, in the comfort of your own home, hassle-free at an affordable fixed price.
...What they say is so true - you have to supply a Solicitor with the information they need to complete the application so why not use YouCanDoProbate for a fraction of the Solicitor's cost and do it yourself!....
Mrs L Whitfield
...Extremely helpful, friendly and super fast. I went to several solicitors and companies that offer probate - they were all so expensive. YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE.....
Adrian Jones
...I was so happy I found YouCanDoProbate. I did not even know where to start with this process but as soon as you register with them online (and pay the fee) it guides you through step by step...
Lucia
Who can use our platform
YouCanDoProbate can be used when there is no inheritance tax due, but probate is needed to deal with the person who has died’s assets, before their estate can be distributed to the beneficiaries.
WORKS IF THERE IS A WILL
WORKS IF THERE IS NO WILL
Use our platform if, at the date of death, the person who has died was:
Never Married, or was Divorced
AND
The total value of their estate is less than £325,000
AND
Lived in England or Wales
The total value of overseas assets is less than £100,000 (or if they died before 1 January 2022, had no overseas assets)
They gave less than £250,000 worth of gifts in the last 7 years before they died (or if they died before 1 January 2022, less than £150,000)
The total value of their estate is less than £650,000
AND
The total value of anything that did not pass from the spouse that died first to the person who has now died, is less than £325,000
Lived in England or Wales
The total value of overseas assets is less than £100,000 (or if they died before 1 January 2022, had no overseas assets)
They gave less than £250,000 worth of gifts in the last 7 years before they died (or if they died before 1 January 2022, less than £150,000)
You can only claim the transfer of unused nile rate by applying for probate no later than 24 months after the end month in which the deceased died, after this time the total value of their estate must be less than £325,000
YCDP is excellent. As an 80 year old with very basic and fairly rubbish IT skills I was a bit apprehensive but found the process straight forward and easy to understand. It was very helpful to be given a list of the information I would need before starting. Having been quoted a price of over £1000 from a solicitor to complete the probate application the cost of using YouCanDoProbate was such a saving. I would recommend them to anyone
Mrs Sally Baxter
A step by step guide which eases you through
Very prompt, efficient and friendly. Certainly helped me in difficult times. Very straight forward and the step by step forms were a great help.
Anne and Alan
Very good takes you through all steps
Very good takes you through all steps. Don't need solicitors
sd
An excellent service
An excellent service. The team are happy to talk you through the options before you commit and make sure that the software will work for your circumstances. Once you get started it is easy to use and save your work. Very good and recommended.
simon hawkins
Extremely helpful
Extremely helpful, friendly and super fast. I went to several solicitors and companies that offer probate - they were all so expensive. YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE. This is an amazing, user friendly system with as much support as you need. Highly reecommended.
Adrian Jones
I wanted to do the probate but......
I wanted to do the probate after my wife passed away but amassing the information and filling out the form I found difficult. I purchased YCDP and found that after I had answered various groups of questions and given relevant figures the form was produced correctly made out. Yes there was a cost but nowhere near the cost of hiring a solicitor.
Keith Martin
System was priced sensibly and easy to…
System was priced sensibly and easy to use
PJM
Was really concerned i would struggle…
Was really concerned i would struggle with this but it was an absolute breeze. Great platform and so user friendly.
Shaun Cherry
Luckily we came across the…
Luckily we came across the "YouCanDoProbate" website which instantly transformed the task of applying for Grant Of Probate into a much less time consuming much more straightforward and easy to follow process. Considerably cheaper than using a solicitor plus comprehensive & friendly support throughout the process from Tom. Would thoroughly recommend this service to anybody. Thank you.
Marlene
I am so glad that I chose to invest in…
I am so glad that I chose to invest in this software. It is a simple tool which guides you through the process in a very clear way. Firstly you can input the required information about the estate (which you would have to collate and provide to a solicitor anyway) and it then determines which forms need to be populated to apply for probate (and inheritance tax), and populates them correctly. It has saved us a lot of time and money . The customer support team are very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly, and easy to get hold of. Thank you for making this a smooth process at a difficult time. Our grant of probate was received today which was only 5-6 weeks after receipt of the application by the probate office at a time where the probate office are quoting 8 week lead times to acknowledge probate application receipt.
Hilary Spain
YouCanDoProbate is a brilliant piece of software
This is a brilliant piece of software. Very easy to use and intuative and, makes the daunting task of applying for a Grant of Probate easy for anyone who can use a computer. It makes using a solicitor for this task completely redundant. Also, the on line help is excellent as you can actually speak to a human.
STEPHEN JOHN CLARK
Easy to do
Easy to do. Help always available. And it costs a lot less than solicitors. Excellent service.
